alt.education

On Feb 25, 10:57 pm, "Vosotros" wrote:
> "Wide Eyed in Wonder" wrote in messagenews:4183eee8-fed1-42f1-b718-68f8b6485ef7@72g2000hsu.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > On Feb 25, 7:05 pm, "Vosotros" wrote:
> >> "Wide Eyed in Wonder" wrote in
> >> messagenews:917f1ff0-b8e6-472f-94d0-c1376d964efc@72g2000hsu.googlegroups.com...
>
> >> > On Feb 25, 4:19 pm, Wide Eyed in Wonder wrote:
> >> >> To the amazement of those doing the study (which I guess were looking
> >> >> for less religion), a new study by Pew Research has found America is
> >> >> "still" greatly religious.
>
> >> >>http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-religion26feb26,...
>
> >> >> Here's some stats from the survey..
>
> >> >> Christian - 78.4 %
> >> >> Jewish - 1.7%
> >> >> Buddhists - 0.7%
> >> >> Muslim - 0.6%
> >> >> Hindu - 0.4%
> >> >> New Age - 0.4%
> >> >> Atheist - 1.4%
> >> >> Agnostic - 2.4%
>
> >> >> One of the interesting things I saw was concerning Evangelicals.
> >> >> According to many on the political left, Evangelicals are a small,
> >> >> extremist group within Christianity that holds no power. In fact,
> >> >> this survey shows that Evangelicals are the LARGEST religious group in
> >> >> America, beating even Catholics. Indeed, Evangelicals (at 26.3%) were
> >> >> much larger than the mainline Protestant denominations in the country
> >> >> (18.1 percent)
>
> >> >> Another thing of interest has to do with the charge that Christians
> >> >> are brainwashed. This study shows that 4 in 10 adults have recently
> >> >> changed their religious affiliation, yet they remain CHRISTIAN. So,
> >> >> they are thinking on their own and rejecting those in authority over
> >> >> them, while reasoning that the faith, itself, is sound. Indeed, the
> >> >> educational distribution page shows that 50 percent of the religious
> >> >> had some college (37 percent being college graduates or more). So,
> >> >> they had great reasoning ability.
>
> >> >> Further, there were more Pentecostals (at 3.4% of Americans) than
> >> >> mainline Lutherans (2.8%), Presbyterians (2.7%), Anglicans (1.7%),
> >> >> mainline Bapists (1.9%), and other groups.
>
> >> >> The AGE of the religious is ALSO very interesting. The incorrect myth
> >> >> has been that people choose to follow God either as uneducated youths
> >> >> or the extreme elderly. This study shows this to be false. The
> >> >> religious in the 30-49 age group (39%) were larger than the SUM of
> >> >> both the youth group (20%) and the elderly (16%). So, the largest
> >> >> group were the middle age, educated, family-leading, career providing,
> >> >> American citizens.
>
> >> >> The GENDER info provided equally interesting information. Contrary to
> >> >> the belief that Evangelicals and Protestants were oppressive to women,
> >> >> this survey find that women were, by far, the majority gender in these
> >> >> denominations.
>
> >> >> The income section show that 48 percent of the religious came from
> >> >> those that made over 50 thousand dollars, dismissing the belief that
> >> >> this was a religious crutch for those in need. Further, it could show
> >> >> that God provides for those that trust in Him.
>
> >> >> As I said...VERY interesting findings that it will take the other side
> >> >> a LOT of spinning to hide.
>
> >> >> Kenneth Clifton
> >> >> christiansuperhero.com
>
> >> > One more note, upon further research, has to do with DIVORCE. It has
> >> > been the assumption that divorce is as prominent in Evangelical
> >> > churches as any other group. Yet, this survey finds that ONLY 13
> >> > PERCENT of Evangelicals were divorced, compared to a national average
> >> > that says 1 in 2 marriages fail.
>
> >> Actually, that's not true at all. Reference "Barna Survey".
>
> >> George Barna, head of the Barna Group, is an evangelical himself.
>
> >> His study showed that Non Denominational (made up of mostly evangelical
> >> bible churches) and Baptists had the highest divorce rates with 34% and
> >> 29%
> >> respectively, with the U.S. rate 25%.
>
> >> Divorce rates for atheists/agnostic is 21%
>
> > Yet this Pew Research poll (more recognized) is by a NON-Christian
> > with nothing to gain by making Christians look good...yet, it has a
> > lower divorce rate.
>
> What Pew research poll?
>
> The one you don't provide a link?

Correction..Pew Resarch Survey...which I DID provide in my in my
initial post, even if you cut it out to bear false witness.

Kenneth Clifton
christiansuperhero.com